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THEORY-INFORMED QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE CO-DEVELOPMENT OF A DIGITAL NURSING IN...
Bernardo, Joana; Santana, Elaine; Silva, Sílvia; Ventura, Filipa; Simões, Marco; Apóstolo, João; Silva, RosaIncreased longevity should be seen as a societal benefit, bringing health, social, economic, and political gains. This study aims to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders — individuals over the age of 55, nurses, and policymakers — to develop a nursing intervention, supported by digital resources, that promotes active and healthy ageing. A descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative design was condu...
Exploring immersive multimodal virtual reality training, affective states, and ...
Oliveira, Joana; Dias, Joana Aires; Correia, Rita; Pinheiro, Raquel; Reis, Vitor; Sousa, Daniela; Agostinho, Daniel; Simões, MarcoBackground: Firefighters face stressful life-threatening events requiring fast decision-making. To better prepare for those situations, training is paramount, but errors in real-life training can be harmful. Virtual reality (VR) simulations provide the desired realism while enabling practice in a secure and controlled environment. Firefighters’ affective states are also crucial as they are a higher-risk group. ...
Detection of mcr-1 Gene in undefined Vibrio species isolated from clams
Valdez, Christian; Costa, Cátia; Simões, Marco; Carvalho, Carla C. C. R. De; Baptista, Teresa; Campos, MariaThe increase of antimicrobial resistant strains is leading to an emerging threat to public health. Pathogenic Vibrio are responsible for human and animal illness. The Enterobacteriaceae family includes microorganisms that affect humans, causing several infections. One of the main causes of human infection is related to the ingestion of undercooked seafood. Due to their filterfeeding habit, marine invertebrates,...
Early immune modulation in European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labra) juveniles in ...
Vaz, Mariana; Pires, Damiana; Pires, Pedro; Simões, Marco; Pombo, Ana; Santos, Paulo; Carmo, Beatriz do; Passos, Ricardo; Costa, Janina Z.The early host–pathogen interaction between European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and Betanodavirus was examined by using juvenile fish infected intramuscularly with RGNNV (red-spotted grouper nervous necrosis virus). The time course selected for sampling (0–144 h post-infection (hpi)) covered the early stages of infection, with hematological, antioxidant and immunological responses examined. Early activation...
Modulatory effect of Gracilaria gracilis on European seabass gut microbiota com...
Gonçalves, Ana Teresa; Simões, Marco; Costa, Cátia; Passos, Ricardo; Baptista, TeresaSeaweeds are an important source of nutrients and bioactive compounds and have a high potential as health boosters in aquaculture. This study evaluated the effect of dietary inclusion of Gracilaria gracilis biomass or its extract on the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) gut microbial community. Juvenile fish were fed a commercial-like diet with 2.5% or 5% seaweed biomass or 0.35% seaweed extract for 47 da...
Real-time PCR protocol for detection and quantification of three pathogenic mem...
Costa, Cátia; Ferreira, Guilherme D.; Simões, Marco; Silva, Joana L.; Campos, Maria J.Vibriosis, an often-fatal disease induced by pathogenic members of the Vibrionaceae family, causes severe economic losses in aquacultures. To mitigate/avoid vibriosis outbursts, it is vital to detect and quantify these pathogens as early as possible. However, standard microbiological methods are time-consuming and often underestimate cell counts, which calls for the development of valid alternatives. In this st...
Modulatory effect of Gracilaria gracilis on European seabass gut microbiota com...
Gonçalves, Ana Teresa; Simões, Marco; Costa, Cátia; Passos, Ricardo; Baptista, TeresaSeaweeds are an important source of nutrients and bioactive compounds and have a high potential as health boosters in aquaculture. This study evaluated the effect of dietary inclusion of Gracilaria gracilis biomass or its extract on the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) gut microbial community. Juvenile fish were fed a commercial-like diet with 2.5% or 5% seaweed biomass or 0.35% seaweed extract for 47 da...
Effects of anodal multichannel transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) o...
Pereira, H Catarina; Sousa, Daniela; Simões, Marco; Martins, Ricardo Filipe Alves; Amaral, Carlos; Lopes, Vânia; Crisóstomo, JoanaRecent studies suggest that temporoparietal junction (TPJ) modulation can influence attention and social cognition performance. Nevertheless, no studies have used multichannel transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over bilateral TPJ to estimate the effects on these neuropsychological functions. The project STIPED is using optimized multichannel stimulation as an innovative treatment approach for chroni...
Loliolide, a new therapeutic option for neurological diseases? In vitro neuropr...
Silva, Joana; Alves, Celso; Martins, Alice; Susano, Patrícia; Simões, Marco; Guedes, Miguel; Rehfeldt, Stephanie; Pinteus, Susete; Gaspar, HelenaParkinsons Disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide, and is characterized by a progressive degeneration of dopaminergic neurons. Without an effective treatment, it is crucial to find new therapeutic options to fight the neurodegenerative process, which may arise from marine resources. Accordingly, the goal of the present work was to evaluate the ability of the monoterpenoid lac...
Effect on health status and pathogen resistance of gilthead seabream (Sparus au...
Passos, Ricardo; Correia, Ana Patrícia; Ferreira, Inês; Pires, Pedro; Pires, Damiana; Gomes, Emma; Carmo, Beatriz do; Santos, Paulo; Simões, MarcoAquaculture intensification turns the reared populations prone to disease outbreaks, leading the industry to use antibiotics and chemotherapeutics. As the industry is searching for solutions, the development of sustainable aquafeeds with immunostimulant properties is emerging. This work aimed to assess the health benefits of Gracilaria gracilis as a supplement in Sparus aurata feed as well as its protective eff...